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Originally Posted by jpb
Jason,

Love the flying hawk! It is now my current screensaver! smile

Very nice sharp picture too.

John

Thank you sir, glad to have populated someone's screen smile

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Jason,

If I might bother you a bit more...

I see from the exif info that this is a 400mm lens. Would I be correct in assuming (from the image quality) that this is one of Canon's "L series" lenses?

It seems that many times when I notice a really sharp photo, it turns out to have been taken with one of those damn "L series" lenses.

If I "cheaped out" and bought something else I think I would regret it... so I keep saving my money rather than buy a "non-L" lens. frown

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Originally Posted by jpb
Jason,

If I might bother you a bit more...

I see from the exif info that this is a 400mm lens. Would I be correct in assuming (from the image quality) that this is one of Canon's "L series" lenses?

It seems that many times when I notice a really sharp photo, it turns out to have been taken with one of those damn "L series" lenses.

If I "cheaped out" and bought something else I think I would regret it... so I keep saving my money rather than buy a "non-L" lens. frown

John

No bother sir...Yes, it was taken with one of those damn "L" lenses; the Canon 400mm f/5.6L to be exact. I bought it used for around a grand. Don't let the L thing get you down. I have a buddy I go bird shooting with that uses a Sigma 50-500 lens (AKA Bigma) and he usually get as good or better shots than I do. Sigma and Tamron have some very good long glass. I've been saving for the Canon 500mm L for a while and recently I've actually considered getting a Sigma 300-800 due to the HUGE price difference. While I have several L lenses, I'll be the first to admit that sometimes for that extra several hundred dollars, all you get is white paint and the reaction of people saying, "Is that an L?".

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Thanks for the info, Jason.

I manage the digital photos for a friend who is a great photographer, but not very computer literate.

He has (among others) one of the 800mm L lenses, and see the quality pictures from it has got me brainwashed perhaps! wink

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Lots of black yotes in the Southeast.


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I have a all black with a white blaze shot in south east Michigan, 10 years ago. Thought it was a dog when it came out of the wood lot, when it kept coming to the squeaker. A 50gr Sierra put him on the wall, he weighed 53 pound at the taxidermist. The taxidermist said he has only seen 3 in 45 years of business.

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Great info and photos Jason! We have a white red tail hawk up at my place too, but I may not even try to get a pic of it after seeing your great pics!!!


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LOL, Thank you sir..I'd like to see your Hawk...kinda cool all the color variations.

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I hope to get some pics in the next couple of weeks. A neighbor believes he knows where it spends most of it's time on the ground.


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Originally Posted by Skullworks
Lots of black yotes in the Southeast.
Black "coyotes" have some domestic dog in their genetic makeup.


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coyotes come in all colors, especially if they crossed with a yard dog in their past. I shot a blond coyote two years ago.

That SOB needed kill'en!

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lots of southerners post pics and vids of black coyotes, no biggie they are pretty common down that way.

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My buddy killed a yote that color


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That's a good looking dog.

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